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(43) Date of publication: 08.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/23 (21) Application number: 03749659.3 (22) Date of filing: 12.09.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61N 1/362, A61N 1/365, A61B 5/0468, A61B 5/00, A61B 5/042 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/028853 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/024229 (25.03.2004 Gazette 2004/13)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 13.09.2002 US 244089 (71) Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. St. Paul,Minnesota 55112 (US)	(72) Inventors: PASTORE, Joseph M. Woodbury, MN 55125 (US) GIROUARD, Steven D. Woodbury, MN 55125 (US) (74) Representative: UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG  PatentanwälteBeselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg 22607 Hamburg (DE)